American Assassin (Mitch Rapp #1)

 
 

#1 New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn returns with yet another explosive thriller, introducing the young Mitch Rapp, as he takes on his first assignment.

Before he was considered a CIA superagent, before he was thought of as a terrorist’s worst nightmare, and before he was both loathed and admired by the politicians on Capitol Hill, Mitch Rapp was a gifted college athlete without a care in the world...and then tragedy struck.

Two decades of cutthroat, partisan politics has left the CIA and the country in an increasingly vulnerable position. Cold War veteran and CIA Operations Director Thomas Stansfield knows he must prepare his people for the next war. The rise of Islamic terrorism is coming, and it needs to be met abroad before it reaches America’s shores. Stansfield directs his protÉgÉe, Irene Kennedy, and his old Cold War colleague, Stan Hurley, to form a new group of clandestine operatives who will work outside the normal chain of command-men who do not exist.

What type of man is willing to kill for his country without putting on a uniform?  Kennedy finds him in the wake of the Pan Am Lockerbie terrorist attack. Two-hundred and seventy souls perished that cold December night, and thousands of family and friends were left searching for comfort. Mitch Rapp was one of them, but he was not interested in comfort. He wanted retribution.

Six months of intense training has prepared him to bring the war to the enemy’s doorstep, and he does so with brutal efficiency. Rapp starts in Istanbul, where he assassinates the Turkish arms dealer who sold the explosives used in the Pan Am attack. Rapp then moves onto Hamburg with his team and across Europe, leaving a trail of bodies. All roads lead to Beirut, though, and what Rapp doesn’t know is that the enemy is aware of his existence and has prepared a trap. The hunter is about to become the hunted, and Rapp will need every ounce of skill and cunning if he is to survive the war-ravaged city and its various terrorist factions.

As action-packed, fast-paced, and brutally realistic as it gets, Flynn’s latest page-turner shows readers how it all began. Behind the steely gaze of the nation’s ultimate hero is a young man primed to become an American Assassin.   

 

Purchase American Assassin: Print, Audio Book And eBook

Print Book And eBook

 
 

Unabridged Audio Book

 
 

Abridged Audio Book

 
 

Rave Review For American Assassin

“Mitch Rapp is still the best CIA-trained human weapon this side of Jason Bourne.” -- Contra Costa Times (California)

“Captivating.” -- Glenn Beck

American Assassin Audio Clip And Trailer

 
 

Available 9.3.24

Mitch Rapp faces an Iranian foe bent on destabilizing the Middle East.

Purchase RAPP #22

Mitch Rapp returns to make a mortal enemy of Russia.

Oath Of Loyalty

Mitch Rapp confronts a very different kind of killer in this explosive new thriller.

LATEST News/UpdatES

View the latest updates from Simon & Schuster on the Mitch Rapp series, Don Bentley’s posts and much more.

Signed book winners

Congratulations to Phillip and Kathleen, this month’s free book winners. Each month, two books will be given away..

Where Are You Reading?

Whether you are on vacation, serving your country, or at home by the fire, share your pics of reading the Mitch Rapp. 

Military giveaway

If you know a current military member or a Veteran that’s Mitch Rapp fan, enter them in the Monthly Military Giveaway!

email of the month

Each month we feature a fan email. This month a fan causes a pastor sleepless nights with Mitch Rapp novels.

What's Your Story?

Profiles of MItch Rapp fans, from one of the 50 Greatest NBA players and famous actors to Veterans and grandmothers.